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Cop29 will be led by Azerbaijan’s ecology minister who is oil industry veteran
(www.theguardian.com)
Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.
As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades:
How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world:
Recommended actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the near future:
Anti-science, inactivism, and unsupported conspiracy theories are not ok here.
Reminder that Saudi Arabia has a whole-ass plan to actually surge and increase oil consumption. They also reached out to people during COP28 at the UAE for oil deals with other countries.
Climate Town has a really good video about how fucked the COP is becoming, apparently.
EDIT: I am double-stupid. Edited for accurate message.
COP28 was in the UAE, not Saudi Arabia
Totally got them mixed up, fixed my comment. Thanks!